Security Engineer Privileged Access Management Oversight

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed both major and minor which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.

• Identify and define unauthorized access scenarios including credential misuse privilege escalation and anomalous account behavior.

• Develop and tune Splunk/CrowdStrike queries correlation searches and alerts to detect suspicious privileged activity.

• Leverage CrowdStrike (or equivalent EDR tools) to monitor endpoint-level indicators of compromise lateral movement and misuse of elevated privileges

• Build and maintain detection use cases aligned with MITRE ATT&CK techniques related to identity and access abuse.

• Correlate data from multiple sources (identity systems logs endpoints cloud platforms) to identify potential threats.

• Partner with Security Operations Center (SOC) and Incident Response teams to escalate and respond to confirmed incidents.

• Design and implement automated detection and response mechanisms for privileged access risks.

• Develop scripts or integrations (e.g. Python APIs) to enhance monitoring alerting and reporting capabilities.

• Continuously improve detection logic to reduce false positives and increase detection accuracy

• Provide technical expertise to improve visibility into privileged account usage across on-prem and cloud environments.

• Contribute to enforcement of least privilege and just-in-time access models through monitoring and analytics.

• Create dashboards and reports in Splunk to track privileged access activity trends and risks.

• Recommend improvements to detection coverage based on threat intelligence and incident learnings

Qualifications
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent education training and work-related experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in security engineering or related cybersecurity roles.

• Advanced knowledge in cybersecurity principles theories and concepts.

• Proven experience in software development lifecycle security practices.

• Advanced knowledge of threat modeling security testing and penetration testing.

• Experience implementing and managing complex information security technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing detection use cases and threat hunting techniques for identity-based attacks.
• Strong expertise in:
  • SIEM engineering and log analysis
  • Behavioral analytics and anomaly detection
  • Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)
• Experience with PAM tools such as StrongDM and CyberArk.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as:
  • MITRE ATT&CK (especially credential access and privilege escalation techniques)
  • NIST and CRI Cybersecurity Framework
• Scripting and automation skills (e.g. Python PowerShell).
• Experience integrating multiple data sources (cloud logs Active Directory EDR telemetry) into SIEM platforms.
• Relevant certifications such as:
  • CISSP GIAC (GCIA GCIH) CEH or Security
• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills.

General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the offers medical dental vision life insurance disability accidental death and dismemberment tax-preferred savings accounts and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment along with 10 sick days (also prorated) and paid holidays. For more details on Truists generous benefit plans please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division this job may also be eligible for Truists defined benefit pension plan restricted stock units and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply based on full-time or part-time status position and division of work.

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